John Milton (Florida politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Milton (Florida politician)

Governor of Florida

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1807

Place of Birth: Jefferson County, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 01-Apr-1865

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About John Milton (Florida politician)

  • John Milton (April 20, 1807 – April 1, 1865) was an American lawyer and politician, who was the fifth governor of Florida.
  • Milton was “The son of a prominent Southern family and a relative of the famed English poet of the same name.
  • A capable lawyer and wily politician, he guided Florida through much of the maelstrom of the War Between the States with unique concern for the citizens of all means who populated his state.”He served as Florida's governor for virtually the entirety of the American Civil War.
  • Elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1850, he supported states' rights and strongly advocated secession, becoming governor in October 1861.
  • As the war neared its end, he was found dead of gunshot.
  • A New York Times article attributed Governor Milton’s sudden death to suicide.
  • Asserting that the governor has recently stated to the legislature that he did not want to live under the prospective oppression of a lost cause, the New York Times writer drew his own conclusions.
  • The article is undoubtedly polemic in tone.
  • Milton was found by his son at the Milton plantation, Sylvannia, in Jackson County, Florida.
  • He had suffered a fatal wound to his head.
  • The West Florida News reported the sudden death of Florida’s fifth governor as a hunting accident.
  • Governor John Milton was buried in the Episcopal cemetery at Marianna, Florida, near his home, Sylvannia.
  • Several recent works have investigated the event and discovered that the death was undoubtedly from an accident as Milton prepared for hunting.

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